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Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-08-04
STORE ROBBED.
The Lock of V. D. Cass' Store
Picked.

Tuesday morning, shortly after one
o'clock, the store of V. d. Cass was
entered by some one, and robbed of
some money. The store was locked
as usual, with large Jail lock, last
night, and at eleven o'clock Mr.. Levi
Cass, clerk in the store, passed there
and tried the door, and it was all Sc
cure. This morning Robt. Sutton, a
trucker, noticed that the door was
open. He told Levi Cass, who was on
Silvers' corner, that the store was un-
locked. He hurried over and found
the lock hanging unlocked. 1t had
been picked by some one, and the
store had been entered. The money
drawer was pried open by cold chisel,
and about $3.50 taken in five cent
pieces and pennies. The robber must
have been hungry also, for he went to
the bread basket and took a loaf of
bread, breaking it in half and butter
ing it. He then went to the cheese
case, and took large piece of cheese
to help him out with his lunch. This
was all that was found to have been
disturbed, although there were over
5000 segars on the shelves. The rob-
Der barred the door with a cabbage
and the bar taken from the back door,
and then made his exit through the
back way.
ANOTHER LOCK PICKED.
Evidently the robbery of Cass' store
was not sufficient for the fellow
in one night and he went across the
street and picked the lock of Jacob
Herrscher's segar store, it having the
same kind of lock that was on Cass'
store. But Mr.. Herrscher had taken
precaution by locking another lock on
the inside of the door and in this man
ner the efforts of the man were foiled.
No suspicion can be fastened upon
any man as no one was seen on the
streets by the officers at that late hour.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-08-04
The City Water Works.

Everything is kept as clean as new
pin out at the water works by City
Water Superintendent Woodruff. He
always receives visitors most cordially
and shows them around with much
pleasure. The large engine which forces
water up in the big reservoir, is the
great attraction to those who go out
there. 1t forces 1000 gallons of water
a minute up in the basin or 10000 gall
Ions an hour. During the dry Sum-
mer months the engine is kept going
nearly all the time all day long. If
the weather is wet, then perhaps it
will not be necessary to run it only
every other day.
Outside of the water works building
the grounds are in keeping with the
house, as the Superintendent takes
especial pride in keeping the yard
pretty and attractive, and he has one
of the finest lawns in the city.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-08-04
ANOTHER LOCK PICKED.
Robbed the Mails.

Joseph Voute, who is well known in
Bridgeton, having married young
lady formerly resident here, has got
himself into trouble. The Salem Sasu-
beam of July goth, says
''The town was astounded yesterday
afternoon to learn that mail carrier Jos.
Voute had been arrested for robbing
the mails. Voute commenced work as
a private mail carrier while Postmaster
Mulford had charge of the office, and
when Postmaster Newell took charge
he was given additional duties in the
office. When the mail arrived Voute
would stamp on the back of each letter
the date of its receipt in the Salem
office and would then sort out the let
ters for the persons who had engaged
him to deliver them at their houses.
Some weeks ago, the postal authori-
ties received complaints of letters de-
layed and missing. A detective traced
these letters to the Salem office, where
suspicion rested on Voute. Decoy
letters were sent, some of which he
stole while others were allowed to pass
all right. Yesterday morning the de-
tective put letter addressed to MINI
self and containing money in the bag
on the train between Woodstown and
Salem. After Voute had stamped and
sorted the letters, Postmaster Newell
looked over the pile and found this
letter and four others which he had no
right to have. The detective was out
side the partition and at once went In
and arrested Voute. He was taken to
Camden on the noon train and given
hearing before a United States Com
missioner. He confessed that he had
been stealing letters for about three
months, but was unable to tell what
amount of money he had secured from
them. He was bound over to appear
the next session of the U. S. Court and
was committed to Camden Jail.
For about two weeks past he has
been hiring one of Smiths hacks
every evening to carry him around to
to deliver his mail, and this aroused
suspicion. The general feeling is one
of sympathy for his family, and won
der is freely expressed how he could
be tempted to commit a crime that
would most surely be detected, when
he was apparently earning good llv-
ing by honest means"
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-08-04

The temporary dam of dirt at the
Tumbling Dam has been conpleted
and now no water escapes into the
creek through the broken dam. Clay
is now being carted to the spot and
will be used in rebuilding the bridge,
the work of which will commence at
once. The gates of the race are left
open and the pond water goes that
way.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-08-04

At the regular meeting of the Bridge
ton Fire Department William smith
was elected to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Mr.. Isaiah Sill
vers. He will be sworn in on next
Tuesday night by City Council.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-08-04

The office of the Ferracute works
has been nearly rebuilt. A second
story has been added, which not only
gives much more room but adds greatly
to the appearance of the building.
Pretty windows with colored glass set
off the room greatly. The office force
will be greatly banfitted by the extra
room which this rebuilding has af-
forded them.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-08-04


on Saturday as having been drowned
off Fortescue, has been recognized and
his name is Handy j. Holt, Jr., of
Philadelphia, and he was drowned on
Tuesday of last week. The father and
mother of the boy, Capt. and Mrs.
Handy J. Holt, of 1908 Moyamensing
avenue, Philadelphia, having seen the
notice of the finding of the boys body
in Philadelphia paper taken from
the PIONEER, came to this city on the
train Sunday afternoon and stopped
over night with Justice of the Peace F.
P. Riley. Monday morning he hired
rig of Fred BOIL, and about five o'clock
started with his wife and the Squire
to Newport. After viewing the body
he came up on the Port Norris train
where he was seen at the depot by the
PIONEER reporter.
He said that he viewed the body of
the boy at Newport and that it was
his boy. He matched his pants with
piece of goods he brought down. The
boy, he said to the reporter, was lost
on Tuesday morning of last week.
Mr.. Holt is a pilot on the tug boat
Col. L. Brown" On the morning of
that day he had started early from
Delaware City. He was running in
the channel seven or eight miles from
the Jersey shore nearly off Fortescue.
The boy was running about the boat,
and few minutes before he was lost,
was talking with his uncle, a brother
of Capt. Holt He then started to go
to the pilot house to his father, and
while climbing the ladder, lost his hold
and fell into the water. He was no.
ticed as he fell and he kept himself
above the surface of the waves by
swimming little distance, and the tug
was backed down as soon as as it could
be stopped. But before they could
reach him he sank and arose no mere.
When found the boy had seven
cents in a small pocket book. Capt.
Holt told the reporter that the boy
had two cents when he started and on
the morning of the in-fated day he had
been given a five cent piece which he
had put in the pocket book with his
two cents. Capt. Holt had with him
this morning the two shoes worn by
the boy when he met his death.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-08-04

The steamer champion" has been
secured to ply between this city and
Philadelphia. The managers of the
boat have a number of excursions on
hand, but if they can secure another
boat to take them, they will keep the
ssChampionn here when it comes to
take the German excursion, on the
10th inst. Otherwise the boat VIII
commence regular trips the latter part
of the month, and will run until late
in the Fall.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-08-04

j. w. Pancoast, the ex-stage driver
and owner has son in the far West
that he has not seen in twenty-one
years. Another son in the South West
who went there four years ago for the
benefit of his health. When he went
there he was on the verge of consump-
tion but he has entirely recovered and
is to-day as strong as ever. Mr.. Pan
coast contemplates visit to his sons
next winter, having long had desire
to visit the Pacific Coast and a stronger
one to see his boys.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-08-04

Howard Hall, the little fellow who
had both his legs broken, was taken
out to the colored camp on Sunday, it
being the first time he has been out
since the accident. The physicians
take off the bandages on the limbs to-
day.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-08-04
A Promised Cool Wave.

July is over and we are in August
and cool wave is promised. 1t can
not come too soon to suit the people.
Only eleven days in July has the
mercury kept below ninety, and nine
of those days it has been so warm
that the thermometer has registered
eighty. The man who is in the employ
of the Government, says the weather
will be decidedly cooler than July with
frequent showers. 1t is sincerely to
be hoped that this wise man knows
what he is talking about. He has
always promised to keep the cool wave
with us as long as possible.
July has been the hottest July this
country has experienced for eighty
years. This is as far back as the record
of the weather has been kept and it
bears out the statement. All over the
country increased mortality has follow
ed the terrible seige of hot weather.
The weather bureau of the country
was established in 1871 and this heat
of July has exceeded any July since
that time in the height of temperature.
Probabilities say that there will be a
bountiful supply of rain next month.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-08-04

A glance out at the Tumbling Dam
pond shows plainly how the work OF
cutting out the stumps at that place is
progressing. The five men employed
there are by no means idle. They
have cut the tops off of hundreds of
these stumps, which will make boat
ing great deal safer. A tough lot of
stumps they are too. Yesterday morn
ing two of the men worked three hours
on one before they could get the top
off. The appropriations" are COM
mencing to dwindle, and unless some
one comes to the rescue the work will
soon cease. What has been done will
go far toward insuring safety to boat
ing parties, but if few hundred more
of them could be removed the work
would be completed. We hope the
people, especially those who have
boats, will see to it that enough money
is raised to keep the workmen there
little longer. Contributions can be
made to Woodruff & Sheldon or to
Reeve & Fithian.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-11-02
KING FARO.

During the next 80 days there
will be no faro played in the county |
of Storey. 1t must be novel feel
ing for the old residents of Virginia |
City to realize that the town is run
ming along without any faro game.
The proposition is to submit the
question of faro to the Supreme
Court. and it is supposed that the
necessary steps can be taken to en-
able the Court to decide the case
inside of thirty days.
The APPEAL is of the opinion that
the case will not be settled in that
time, as the Supreme Court is not
noted for rapidity of action in de-
Gliding cases. In the meantime,
King Faro will be temporarily de-
throned in Storey county. Already
the case has caused considerable
discussion. 1t is argued on one
side that the game is not a neces-
siiy in the economy of State pro-
gress, and on the other hand it Is
claimed that the heavy licenses
paid by the faro dealers keep the
public schools going, etc., etc.
One thing is certain, that when
the authorities accept license for
the games they are bound to see
the games properly protected, as
the acceptance of the license i'm
plies such protection.
The trouble seems to have origin
ated with a law compelling the
gamblers of Storey to move from
the first, or ground floor, to the
second. They evaded the law by
making half stories, and the last
Grand Jury held tile evasion to be
a violation of the statute. OF course,
if the statute had been properly
drawn, and the exact distance
ueCeSSdTy " SAlSI OcbWcSH ehe
lower floor and the next floor, in
which game might be played
were stated, there would have beer
no further trouble.
A Nevada Legislature, however
always deals in glittering general
ties in making laws, and neve
says what it really means. TIL
fact will always remain the same
that the passion of gambling can
not be suppressed. If the game
were moved up to the top of MI
Davidson, at least 200 old chroni
gamesters would climb up there an
bet on the ace.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-11-02

Indian School Superintendent
Riley, who, last Summer, visited
our Nevada Indians, has just made
his report to the Secretary of the
Interior. He reports that there is
a necessity that provision be made
for the education of Pah Utes, Sho-
shone and Washoe Indians. He
thinks that industrial schools should
be established, where Indians may
be trained to work. Relative to
the establishment of such a school
or schools, Indian Commissioner
Atkins promises to make a similar
report to Congress at the coming
session. 1t is understood that Sec
rotary Lamar is in favor of the pro-
posed Indian school for Nevada
youths. In fact, the whole Interior
Department is unit on this ques-
ton. With the proper effort made
on the part of Nevada's delegation
in Congress to secure the requisite
appropriation, Nevada is almoht
certain to have in operation within
the next twelve months, q Natio4al
Industrial School for our neglected
Indian tribes. Il
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-11-02
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMA-
TION.

- ~ -
STATE OF NEVADA, Elk. DEp'T.,)
CARSON Cry. New, Oct. %, 'S7.)
For the many blessings the peo-
pie of Nevada have enjoyed during
the past year, and in accordance
with a beautiful, time-honored GUS
tom. and the recently promulgated
Proclamation of the President, i
hereby appoint
THURSDAY, THE 24TH OF NOVEMBER,
As day of Thanksgiving and
Prayer, on which day / invite all
the people to put aside business,
and assemble in their places OF
worship, for the purpose OF return
ing thanks to the Almighty for the
continued prosperity of this people.
G.. c.. STEVENSON,
GOVERNOR OF NEVADA.
Attest:
JOHN NJ. DoRMER,
Secretary OF State.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-11-02

STATE OF NEVADA, Elk. DEPT, }
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-01

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-01
MEXICAN CIVILIZATION

The accounts Of the first bull fight under
the electric light in the City of Mexico Is de-
cidedy suggestive, but by no means in direc.
tons flattering to Mexican civilization. That
the first use the electric light should be put to
is the illumination OF bull-fght is tolerably
conclusive proof Of the slow progress Of hu-
manizing ideas in the sister Republic. The
bull-fght under any circumstances is so brutal.
disgusting. mean and cruel in its every aspect
that only barbarians could by any possibility
take pleasure in it. The fact that in Mexico
and Spain women as well as men delight in
the revolving amusement is q much more
trustworthy gauge Of the progress of the peo-
pies concerned than any amount of statistics.
1t is not until such savage recreaions are
entirely outgrown by the more advanced classes
OF nation that ii can be said to have fairly
emerged from barbarism. Our own ancestors
who delighted in bear and bull and cock fights
were In most respects barbanans, and the small
that still clings to such sports
has no claim to be considered civilized.
AS the effect of the electric light upon the
Mexican bulls was to make them abnormally
fierce. and as their fury resulted in an unusual
number Of casualties. killing Of horses and
Of picadors. no doubt the spectators
were enraptured. and concluded that the new
lluminant was peculiarly adapted to the pur-
poses of the arena. To say that the sport Of
The bull-ring is brutal is indeed to libel the
brutes. who never indulge in deliberate cruelty.
t Is only man who is capable of the descent into
liaobism which tho deliberate torture of inno
'ent and helpless animals involves, kind of
'ruelty so base and mean that one can easily
why certain sectaries in India re-
sard the abuse Of animals as one of the cap
tai sins. which entails the sternest and heaviest
'enaldes hereafter. The spectacle Of the head
I state sanosoning by bis presence and that
4 his Cabinet so CHASTITY display rs the
Iecxic-hghtcd bull6ght at the City Of Mex. |
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-01
Neip9lmk Dailn Gribnare
BOUNDED BIZ HORACE 0REELEY.
SUNDAY. MAY l. 1887.
SIXTEEN PAGES.
THE NE us THIS MORNING.

FoRxIGN.-Bismarcks war budget approved in
committee; German preparations for the inevita-
bio struggle with France. - French demonstra-
tions over tho release of NJ. Schnaebeles -
Stormy meeting of Liberal Unionists, split over
the Crimes act - Two shipwrecked crews taken
into port - Reports Of Italian reverses In tho
Goudan denied
DoMEsTuc-Floods in the Maine Rivers -
Captain Collinss views on the fisheries
question - Petition of the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company for
telief from the fourth section Of the Interstate
law. - Baseball games Yale defeats Princeton |;
the New-Yorks beaten by the Philadelphia -
Fatal collision on the Reading Railroad. - Par
con Downss congratulations to the Rev. Mr. Goodell
- Terrified negroes In the Louisville Jail -
Effect of local option in Massachusetts,. - Gov
srnor Ames planted tree in Boston Common.
CITY AND sUBURBAN.-Lieutenant Henn thinks
the Thistle has q centre-board. IL Governor Hill
and Colonel Lamont had conference. - Chief
Nevins had nothing to say in answer to
Mr. Pope's charges. Annual report of
the Street-Cleaning Department presented.
"a jewellers exchange formed. -
President Barnards report for the year. - The
Rev. Spruelle Burford decided to 60 to Memphis.
- First dinner Of the Furrers' Association
Nay W.. Brunova, Baronet, Mys-
tic and sohoolmaster. = Tho
Columbia nine "Chicagoed" by Harvard -
Gold value Of the legatender silver dollar t412la
grains) 4SaAd. per ounce-73. OF cents. - Stocks
dull and higher. closing strong with some reactions
TIE Observation-Disclosures for to-day: Slight
y warmer weather. followed by local rains at night
Temperature yesterday: Highest. go: lowest, 40;
average 5O1oo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-01
TORNADO CAVES and CRUSHERS

The cminently practical tendencies of the
American mind have been recently illustrated
in two quite original directions. An insurance
company of Burlington. Iowa. has offered
reward for the best plan Of tornado cave
and publishes the prize plan as first rate adj
vcrtiscment; and an inventor has devised ma
chine for employing the principle of the tornado
in reducing ores and hard substances generally.
The people who inhabit the tornado region arc
adopting the cellar refuge quito generally it
having by this time been fully realized that
no refuge can be had from those furious
storms in any structure which rises above tho
ground level. This conclusion once reached.
tho next step is to determine what is the best
model for tho only kind of retreat available.
and so competition is invited to develop the
ideas Of architects. The Burlington prize plan
has been published by "Thc Hawkcye." 1t is
not an alluring apartment. and docs not ap-
pear to differ greatly from an ordinary cellar
save in the general soidity Of its structure.
This Is made necessary by the contingency
that tho adjoining dwelling may be blown
over on to tho cellar, which must therefore
he strong enough DO bear heavy weight The
other day tornado cave was wrecked by cows
walking over it. That evidently was not
prize cave.
At this stage of the process Of evolution the
storm refuge is simple and crude. But 1t
seems reasonable to expect that with the in
crease Of population in tho exposed region
Tho aggregate Of damage to property from the
tornadoes will mount. and that as time passes
Tho constant danger viii lead mon to risk less